International Women's Forum

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International Women's Forum
AbbreviationIWF
Formation1974;51 years ago (1974)
Location
Website www.iwforum.org
Formerly called
Women's Forum of New York

The International Women's Forum (IWF), founded in 1974 as the Women's Forum of New York, is an invitation-only women's organization with some 7,800 members. [1] Its mission is "to support the women leaders of today and tomorrow". The IWF hosts two conferences each year to address women's issues and it provides intensive leadership training programs for women. The Leadership Foundation, Inc., a supporting organization, provides a Fellows Program and the Women Athletes Business Network (WABN) Program. [2] [3]

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Members

The IWF has been described as "highly influential". Notable members of the organization have included Hillary Clinton, Madeleine Albright, Sandra Day O'Connor, Coretta King, Betty Friedan, and Katharine Graham, [4] and among the membership are "inventors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, heads of state, academics, scientists, astronauts, Olympic athletes, artists, filmmakers, financiers, philanthropists, and more". [1]

History

The group started as the Women's Forum of New York, founded in 1974 by Elinor Guggenheimer, Muriel Siebert, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Muriel Fox. Over the next few years, it expanded to Atlanta, Chicago, Colorado, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. In 1982, it became international with the addition of the United Kingdom and was renamed the International Women's Forum in 1987. [2] It is active in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East as well as the United States. [4]

"Women Who Make a Difference"

The IWF maintains an International Hall of Fame and confers an annual "Women Who Make a Difference" award. Past awardees have included: [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us Overview". International Women's Forum. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "About Us Overview". International Women's Forum.
  3. ↑ Ginsberg, Steven (January 18, 1998). "Crashing Through the Glass Ceiling with Teamwork". The Washington Post .
  4. 1 2 3 "The President of the EU Economic and Social Committee, Beatrice Rangoni Machiavelli, Italy, is awarded the international prize 'Woman who makes a difference'". European Commission (Press release). September 15, 2000.
  5. ↑ "Women Who Make a Difference". International Women's Forum. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Leigh I. Saufley, Dean". University of Maine School of Law. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Leigh Ingalls Saufley". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  8. ↑ "NAU president emerita receives international women's award". Northern Arizona University . August 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ Burgess, Don (August 29, 2012). "Premier Cox recognized as a trailblazer; Chosen for a 'Women Who Make a Difference Award' by Women's Forum". The Bermuda Sun .
  10. ↑ "Zanele Mbeki, Founder and Patron of WDB". WDB Trust.
  11. ↑ "Prof. Dr. Funda Sivrikaya Şerifoğlu received '2015 Women Who Make A Difference Award'". Istanbul Bilgi University. November 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Introducing the 2019 National Women's Hall of Fame Inductees". National Women's Hall of Fame. March 8, 2019.
  13. ↑ "In Conversation With Ilya Espino de Marotta: Engineering is for everyone!". University of Alberta . September 13, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  14. ↑ "Dean Danielle Conway honored by the 2017 International Women's Forum". University of Maine School of Law .
  15. ↑ "Bunch, Charlotte". Rutgers University .
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